I have four quick pronounciation questions, as the mysterious ending “line” has been puzzling me.
Please say this name aloud: (I don’t want what you think it should be or what most people say. What do you immediately say?)
[name]Evangeline[/name]
Was it:
A) i-van-JEL-een
B) i-[name]VAN[/name]-jel-in
C) i-[name]VAN[/name]-je-line (as in the word line)
[name]Adeline[/name]
Was it:
A) [name]ADD[/name]-ell-in
B) a-[name]DEL[/name]-ine (as in the word line)
C) a-[name]DEL[/name]-een
[name]Liza[/name] (this is just another puzzling one)
Was it:
A) lye-ZUH
B) [name]LEE[/name]-zuh
C) lih-ZUH
[name]Emmeline[/name]
Was it:
A) [name]EM[/name]-uh-line
B) em-uh-[name]LYN[/name]
C) [name]EM[/name]-uh-leen
Bonus Question: would you say it differently for [name]Emmaline[/name] or [name]Emeline[/name]?
[name]Evangeline[/name] = ee-van-juh-leen (this is the most common known in my area, and is how it is said in The [name]Princess[/name] and the Frog)
[name]Adeline[/name] = [name]Add[/name]-i (like in ick) - line (as in the word line)
[name]Liza[/name] = Lye (like the word lie) - zuh (like pizza)
[name]Emmeline[/name] = [name]Em[/name]-i (like in ick) - line (as in the word line)
EDIT:
Emeline would be the same.
Emmaline would be: Em-uh (like Emma) - line (as in the word line) basically Emma+line
C - if you say “ad leen” you will naturally get the short “eh” sound in between words which is most correct.*
A
C
All of these -line names are technically correctly prn “leen” since they are of French origin and that’s how they are said, however English speakers have changed them and now names like [name]Caroline[/name] are correctly prn as “line” or “leen”, I think [name]Adeline[/name] is also considered an “either/or” name but I prefer the “leen” ending.
I would say [name]Liza[/name] as “lie zah” but this name might be either/or, I’m not sure.
Was it: A) i-van-JEL-een -However, I pronounce it more as Ev-an-jel-een
B) i-[name]VAN[/name]-jel-in
C) i-[name]VAN[/name]-je-line (as in the word line)
[name]Adeline[/name]
Was it:
A) [name]ADD[/name]-ell-in
B) a-[name]DEL[/name]-ine (as in the word line) C) a-[name]DEL[/name]-een - I pronounce it more as Aw-del-leen
[name]Liza[/name] (this is just another puzzling one)
Was it:
A) lye-ZUH B) [name]LEE[/name]-zuh
C) lih-ZUH
[name]Emmeline[/name]
Was it:
A) [name]EM[/name]-uh-line
B) em-uh-[name]LYN[/name] C) [name]EM[/name]-uh-leen
Bonus Question: would you say it differently for [name]Emmaline[/name] or [name]Emeline[/name]? Nope.
[name]Adeline[/name]
B) a-[name]DEL[/name]-ine (as in the word line and the song “Sweet [name]Adeline[/name]”)
C) a-[name]DEL[/name]-een (French pronunciation)
[name]Liza[/name]
A) lye-ZUH (most common English pronunciation)
B) [name]LEE[/name]-zuh (some cultures)
[name]Emmeline[/name]
C) [name]EM[/name]-uh-leen (French pronunciation as well as British)
Bonus Question: would you say it differently for [name]Emmaline[/name] or [name]Emeline[/name]? Yes, [name]Emmaline[/name] is a modern English version ([name]EM[/name]-uh-line). [name]Emmeline[/name]/[name]Emeline[/name] is French so it would be “leen”.
[name]Adeline[/name]: [name]ADD[/name]-uh-line (like the word ‘line’)
[name]Liza[/name]: LYE-zuh (definitely not with the stress on the second syllable)
[name]Emmeline[/name]: [name]EM[/name]-uh-line (like “emma + line”), but it can also be pronounced like “[name]EM[/name]-uh-leen” but that’s not my instinct.
[name]Emeline[/name] I’d say “[name]EM[/name]-uh-leen”, but [name]Emmaline[/name] would still be like “emma + leen”.
[name]Liza[/name]: LYE-zuh (this is my nickname and I hate when people say [name]LEE[/name]-zah)
[name]Emmeline[/name]: [name]EM[/name]-e-leen (like “emma + line”), but it can also be pronounced like “[name]EM[/name]-uh-leen” but that’s not my instinct.
[name]Emeline[/name] I say [name]EM[/name]-e-leen, but [name]Emmaline[/name] I’d say [name]EM[/name]-uh-leen
I always understood that [name]Adeline[/name] and [name]Emmeline[/name] are pronounced with [name]Lyn[/name] at the end. [name]Adelyn[/name] is another popular spelling of [name]Adeline[/name].
I would not pronounce [name]Emmaline[/name] or [name]Emeline[/name] any differently.
[name]Evangeline[/name], however, is pronounced with Leen at the end. It is a well-known name where I am from, as the name of an Acadian poem. There is also the Canadian actress that was on Lost: [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Lilly[/name].
[name]Liza[/name] is lye-zah. As in Broadway actress [name]Liza[/name] Minnelli.
[name]Evangeline[/name]: uh-[name]VAN[/name]-juh-leen.
[name]Liza[/name]: LIE-zah.
[name]Emmeline[/name] (same for [name]Emmaline[/name] and [name]Emeline[/name]): [name]EM[/name]-ah-leen.
[name]Adeline[/name]: [name]ADD[/name]-uh-line.
Although I say [name]Caroline[/name] as CARE-uh-line. I usually say most -ine names ([name]Justine[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name], [name]Josephine[/name], [name]Emmeline[/name], [name]Rosaline[/name], etc.) with the “een” ending… [name]Adeline[/name] (and [name]Caroline[/name] and [name]Madeline[/name]) are the exceptions for me. add-uh-leen, care-oh-leen, and mad-eh-leen just don’t sound right to me! I know care-oh-leen is the French pronunciation for [name]Caroline[/name]–I just like the “line” ending more.
[name]Evangeline[/name]: B) i-[name]VAN[/name]-jel-in, because the only [name]Evangeline[/name] I know pronounces her name like that.
[name]Adeline[/name]: A) [name]ADD[/name]-ell-in
[name]Liza[/name]: A) lye-ZUH
[name]Emmeline[/name]: A) [name]EM[/name]-uh-line. [name]Emeline[/name] would be the same, but I tend towards [name]EM[/name]-uh-lyn for [name]Emmaline[/name].
[name]Evangeline[/name]
B) i-[name]VAN[/name]-jel-in
[name]Adeline[/name]
Other: [name]AD[/name]-uh-line (as in the word “line”)…emphasis on the first syllable
[name]Liza[/name] (this is just another puzzling one)
Other: LYE-zuh…emphasis on the first syllable
[name]Emmeline[/name]
C) [name]EM[/name]-uh-leen
Bonus Question: would you say it differently for [name]Emmaline[/name] or [name]Emeline[/name]? I’d say [name]Emeline[/name] the same, but I might say [name]EM[/name]-uh-line (as in the word “line”) for [name]Emmaline[/name].
[name]Adeline[/name]
B) a-[name]DEL[/name]-ine (as in the word line)
[name]Liza[/name]
A) lye-ZUH
[name]Emmeline[/name]
C) [name]EM[/name]-uh-leen
Bonus Question: would you say it differently for [name]Emmaline[/name] or [name]Emeline[/name]?
Yes.
[name]Emmaline[/name] - [name]Em[/name]-ah-line
[name]Emeline[/name] - [name]Em[/name]-eh-leen
